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By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — It’s safe to say Ruth Griggs was a little unsettled when she looked at her latest property tax bill.

By SCOTT MERZBACH

NORTHAMPTON — Possible rapid loss of both forests and farms in the Connecticut River Valley, as Massachusetts expedites the process for getting renewable energy projects online, is among concerns being addressed for the region’s rural communities in the new climate and energy state law, according to the local legislators who helped craft the legislation.

By OLIN ROSE-BARDAWIL

In my column last month, I chose to discuss a subject, Trump’s appointment of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Health and Human Services secretary, that I knew would be controversial.

Like the writer of the Jan. 2 opinion column “Negotiate Ukraine peace now, not risk nuclear war with Russia,” and the two letter writers on Jan. 7, I too am alarmed at the growing possibility that we could get into a war with Russia if the U.S. and NATO decide to send in troops to bail out Ukraine’s exhausted and manpower-short army which keeps losing more and more territory; and if we keep letting Ukraine fire our long-range missiles into Russia, which is crossing a big red line for them. Such a “conventional” war could easily turn into full-scale nuclear war.

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — The Center for Ecological Technology (CET) in Florence has launched a Carbon Conscious Business Accreditation program to encourage businesses to reduce their carbon footprint, handing out its first accreditation to fellow Florence organization the Bombyx Center for Arts and Equity.

The passing of President Jimmy Carter marks the end of an admirable life dedicated to service, compassion and humanity. While we mourn his loss, we can also reflect on the impact he made, even in his final chapter, by helping to shift the conversation around hospice care.

A ‘Rent’ reunionRentheads, rejoice! Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp (who played Roger and Mark, respectively, in the movie adaptation of the Broadway musical) will perform together at the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s Bowker Auditorium on Friday,...

By RICHARD BRUNSWICK

 Many have recently offered their opinions on why Donald Trump beat Kamala Harris in the November election. Inflation, the economy, and uncontrolled immigration are often named as causes. Those issues concerned many voters. As Democrats ponder what’s...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — A measure to effectively ban the use of fossil fuels in all new buildings and renovation projects citywide is advancing to the full City Council, but not before leaders of local architecture firms voiced concerns about it at a...

By JOANNA BUONICONTI

I felt tears pricking my eyes. “We’re just talking in circles now,” he said, as he got up from the sofa to leave.I’d been crying a lot the past week and a half after the first guy I had ever seriously dated got a job offer that he needed — a job offer...

Poor Russia! All it did was invade Ukraine with no pretext whatsoever (sorry, Vladimir Putin, that lover of democracy, wanted to ”denazify” it) and now, according to John Berkowitz’s Jan. 2 guest column [“Negotiate Ukraine peace now, not risk nuclear...

As a Northampton Neighbors board member, I was pleased to see the Gazette’s Jan. 2 article publicizing NN’s very successful program of distributing laptops to our community members who cannot afford to buy their own [“Northampton Neighbors helps...

By SCOTT MERZBACH,EMILEE KLEIN andALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Lowering higher education costs, supporting K-12 public education, confronting climate change, creating more housing and protecting and expanding health care and reproductive care are among the priorities this year for the legislative...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — More than $1.19 million dollars in Community Preservation Act funds have been approved for various projects throughout the city, from improvements to basketball and tennis courts to affordable housing projects.A plan to replace and...

This year’s First Night Northampton was a triumph. From midday until midnight, crowds of people swarmed downtown streets and sidewalks, moving seamlessly from one venue to another. In our case, this started with the Expandable Brass Band, followed by...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

NORTHAMPTON — Around 200,000 Massachusetts residents with heart disease, asthma and diabetes will immediately benefit from lower prescription drug costs included in recently adopted state legislation.The comprehensive reforms included in “An Act...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — The city unveiled its new five-year Capital Improvement Plan for funding infrastructure projects across the city on Thursday, in a City Council meeting that spanned more than six hours and led to contention among councilors and criticism...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — The city is holding a public meeting Monday regarding a proposed ordinance to make the its building code completely free of fossil fuels.The meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m., both in-person at City Council chambers, located behind city...

By ALICE LEVINE

 I grew up in Englewood, New Jersey in the 1960s, and was in elementary school during my city’s fight over school desegregation. My white liberal parents were involved in the struggle to create integrated schools in Englewood (which was achieved...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

EASTHAMPTON — For the first time in more than 30 years, Hampshire Superior Court has a new clerk of courts.On New Year’s Day, former state Rep. Dan Carey was sworn in at the Old Town Hall on Main Street in Easthampton by Superior Court Judge Michael...